A Concise Companion to Contemporary British Fiction offers an authoritative overview of contemporary British fiction in its social, political, and economic contexts.
Focuses on the fiction that has emerged since the late 1970s, roughly since the start of the Thatcher era.
Comprises original essays from major scholars.
Topics range from the rise and fall of the postcolonial novel to controversies over the celebrity author.
The emphasis is on the whole fiction scene, from bookstores and prizes...
A Concise Companion to Contemporary British Fiction offers an authoritative overview of contemporary British fiction in its social, political, ...
A Concise Companion to Contemporary British Fiction offers an authoritative overview of contemporary British fiction in its social, political, and economic contexts.
Focuses on the fiction that has emerged since the late 1970s, roughly since the start of the Thatcher era.
Comprises original essays from major scholars.
Topics range from the rise and fall of the postcolonial novel to controversies over the celebrity author.
The emphasis is on the whole fiction scene, from bookstores and prizes...
A Concise Companion to Contemporary British Fiction offers an authoritative overview of contemporary British fiction in its social, political, ...
The Global Future of English Studiespresents a succinct, carefully documented assessment of the current state and future trajectory of English studies around the world.
Compiles data on student enrollments, faculty hiring, and financing in English studies around the world including China, home to more English majors than the U.S. and U.K. combined
Rejects prevailing narratives of contraction and decline that dominate histories of the discipline
Stresses English studies' expansion within a rapidly expanding global academic apparatus, and the new...
The Global Future of English Studiespresents a succinct, carefully documented assessment of the current state and future trajectory of...